Election 2020

How much should banks fear a Democratic victory in 2020?

11/17/19

The financial policy views of progressive candidates atop the presidential field are sure to worry bankers, but it would be difficult for any new president to implement sweeping regulatory changes.

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Citi warns of a 'war on Wall Street and wealth' in 2020 election

11/12/19

The road to the White House in 2020 may entail a war against Wall Street and wealth itself, as polling results encourage more candidates to cast a jaundiced eye toward the financial world, Citi warned in a note to clients.

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Jerome Powell’s narrow path to second term as Fed chair

11/10/19

Unlike previous central bank chiefs, Powell’s chances of being renominated by either the current president or many of the Democratic contenders are slim.

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Dimon says Warren's rhetoric vilifies successful people

11/06/19

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's rhetoric sounds like an attack on wealthier Americans.

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Warren won't let banks escape health care debate

11/04/19

If elected president, Sen. Elizabeth Warren would charge large banks a fee to help pay for her Medicare-for-all plan.

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Pressure grows on administration to fill Fed, FDIC seats

11/03/19

Senate leaders say they're ready to consider appointees to fill vacancies at the two regulatory agencies, if only the White House would send over their names.

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'Enough with the scare tactics': Comments of the week

10/31/19

Readers react to Sen. Warren's plan to weed out Washington corruption, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress, restricting the Federal Reserve's proposed real-time payments system and more.

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Warren singles out U.S. officials for moving to C-suite jobs

10/29/19

Sen. Elizabeth Warren stepped up her criticism of some of the largest U.S. corporations and singled out senior-level government officials who accepted jobs at Citibank, Wells Fargo, Facebook and Walmart after working for the federal government.

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Warren steps into repo turmoil, asks Mnuchin for answers

10/22/19

The Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate warned the Treasury secretary not to use the incident as a rationale for weakening regulations.

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The next presidential debate should include banking

10/08/19

Certain topics have dominated in the Democrats’ prior face-offs, but issues like regulatory relief have the potential to highlight crucial differences between the candidates.

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